Eric Clapton Quotes

British - Musician Born: March 30, 1945

See also: Quotes about Eric Clapton

The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life. Eric Clapton

Life, Me, My Life, Blues, Trials, Relief

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut. Eric Clapton

Mouth, Things, Most, Shut, Keep, How

In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself. Eric Clapton

Myself, Gift, Greatest Gift, Way, Felt

There's a desire in me to express something - to match what I hear in my head. Eric Clapton

Me, Desire, Head, Hear, Match, Express

I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp... I listened to everything I could that came from that place that they call the blues but, in formality, isn't necessarily the blues. Eric Clapton

King, Place, Blues, Everything, Monk

Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over. Eric Clapton

Control, Trying, You, Risk, Over

An obsession is where something will not leave your mind. Eric Clapton

Mind, Will, Leave, Obsession, Where

Music became a healer for me. Eric Clapton

Music, Me, Healer, Became

I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life. Eric Clapton

Life, Solitude, Quiet, Like, Quiet Life

I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate. Eric Clapton

Luck, Believe, Think, Know, I Believe

I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone's got their own definition. Eric Clapton

Family, Business, People, Looking, Think

I mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to me, that I could cross any kind of border to get on there. Eric Clapton

People, Me, Guitar, Border, Kind, Sound

When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it's a pretty honorable position to be in. Eric Clapton

Music, Responsibility, Start, You, Blues

I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone's got their own definition. Mine, I suppose, is to know myself. Eric Clapton

Family, Business, Myself, People, Think

I used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I'm just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn't know where I was going, and I didn't really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed. Eric Clapton

Good, Music, Time, Grateful, People, Me

I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist. Eric Clapton

I Am, Blues, Will, Always, Guitarist, Am

The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn't really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and I talked my grandparents into buying it for me. I tried and tried and tried, but got nowhere with it. Eric Clapton

Me, Guitar, Grandparents, First, Buying

The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band. Eric Clapton

Chicago, Band, First, Waters, Muddy

Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest. Eric Clapton

Lie, Choice, Lying, Something, Just

I sought my father in the world of the black musician, because it contained wisdom, experience, sadness and loneliness. I was not ever interested in the music of boys. From my youngest years, I was interested in the music of men. Eric Clapton

Father, Wisdom, Music, Loneliness, Men

Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening. Eric Clapton

Love, Gift, Listening, Think, Well, Part

I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I'm up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press. Eric Clapton

Women, Beautiful, I Am, Me, Famous, Up

I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me - it resonated. Eric Clapton

Music, Culture, Me, Remember, Geography

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all the emotions of fear and confusion relating to my family. Eric Clapton

Family, Fear, Music, Me, Emotions, Away

I think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn't really love the song. Eric Clapton

Love, Song, Think, Thought, Out, Songs

I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one. Eric Clapton

Singing, Enjoy, More, Than, Setting

Loading...

Load more quotes

Related Authors

Freddie Mercury

George Harrison

BrainyQuote

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote Of The Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

BQ on Instagram

Apps

iPhone/iPad app

Quote Of The Day Feeds

Javascript and RSS feeds

WordPress plugin

Quote of the Day Email

About

Copyright © 2001 - 2019 BrainyQuote

Language: Español | Français

Please disable your ad blocker

OK